Tim_the_Enchanter wrote:heh, a tip I heard from a guy I golfed with once, if you want the "cool" socks, like argyle or striped, especially in less than traditional colors, go to the women's section of a Target or something similar. I suppose it takes some comfort with your masculinity to do that, but hey, whatever. Dude had on a pair of light blue and white argyles that I never would have guessed were women's socks until he told me.

Holy sh*t I never thought about that before...thanks for the tips.When I was a swimmer we used to wear hose when we swam to create wicked drag.

Ok time for a more constructive comment. I have two pairs of thin Bridgedales and they are cool and really do breathe well ans move moisture away from skin especially if you have shoes that allow the moisture to evaporate. Thin ones won't probably last for more than a year. I have one pair of Bridgedale's thick socks. Absolute life savers during winter and too hot during summer although not wet thanks to wicking away of moisture. Shoe permitting. Really soft and does really soften shock of landing (hopping throws and heavy landings). Super comfy even as every day use socks.

Just got a pair of X Socks Speed Ones. Haven't used them more than half an hour and that's sitting at the computer. Feel like halfway model between the thin and thick Bridgedales in everything. Best overall sock out of these probably based on how they feel. Real world use on the course reveals more probably.

Tim_the_Enchanter wrote:heh, a tip I heard from a guy I golfed with once, if you want the "cool" socks, like argyle or striped, especially in less than traditional colors, go to the women's section of a Target or something similar. I suppose it takes some comfort with your masculinity to do that, but hey, whatever. Dude had on a pair of light blue and white argyles that I never would have guessed were women's socks until he told me.

Holy sh*t I never thought about that before...thanks for the tips.When I was a swimmer we used to wear hose when we swam to create wicked drag.

I knew that Italians have smaller feet than Finns but X Socks Speed Ones have the largest size vs number mismatch ever. Finns generally have wide front parts in feet and thin heels. That wide part feels congested even though there's plenty of excess numbers in the sock size range for me. In sneakers they became wet but less than cotton socks. Their shape is so snug that there's no fear of clumping and getting blisters from that.

With shoes that evaporate moisture these might be fine socks. Just not as comfortable in feeling as the thick and soft Bridgedales. X Socks are best in sneakers in cool weather and with moisture evaporating shoes are probably fine during warm weather. Can't tell if they're too hot in hot weather.

i just got some new insoles for my merrells today along with my first pair of smartwools holy shit what a huge difference this has made in my comort level and reducing soreness after a round,thanks for the heads up Solty. P.S. whats up with those challengers that trade kinda fell through

I'm wearing soccer socks. They rock! http://www.twincityknitting.com these rox0rz! Stopper Tube. They stay up and cover the legs to prevent getting scratched, stickers, cactus etc... and all that jazz.